The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-09-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

No. ], 4Sc. Barley, size.
Joseph Krause, well-known citizen and
farmer of the town of Neva, Langlade
county, was drowned in Bass lake few
days ago.
Governor Rusk returned to Madison thu
olner day from months outing at the
sea-shore, looking and feeling well.
Amelia STegel thirteen years of age,
was bitten in Milwaukee recently bv dog
supposed to be rabid She was badly
lacerated.
Phillips, Price County, has contracted
for county Jail that will cost SIS, 45o.
Louis Strum, formerly deputy treasurer
of Eau Claire County, was arrested few
days ago on warrant charging him with
embezzling s., 800 of the State school fund.
He was held for examination.
The potato crop will be light in all parts
of the State.
Lightning struck the barn of alexander
Tbone few days ago near the line be-
| tween Kewaunee ami Door counties, kill
ing Tibone instantly and destroying the
| building.
For the last two years gang of roughs
have infested the township OF Waterloo,
Grant County. The inhabitants have lost
/ considerable livestock, and their smoke
houses and other buildings have been sys-
tematically robbed A detective named
Charles Bennett was hirei, and he sue
ceeded recently in getting what he claimed
to be evidence against Anthony Oglesby,
Frank Swartz, James Kilby, James Green
wood, William Robinson and Aaron Chase
nearly all of them promising young
farmers with families.
| Herman Schreier's soap factory, lust
west of Sheboygan, was totally destroyed
| by fire the other day. Loss over $1,000,
with 81, 001 insurance.
| The committee appointed to make
settlement between Lincoln and Oneida
| counties recently reported that Lincoln
| County was indebted to the State in the
sum of $S5 453 IS, and of this amount they
| apportioneI S45, AL 80 to Oneida County
| and the balance to Lincoln County.
Boaz, Rchland County, has organized
vigilance committee that will summary
deal with criminals.
1t was reported that cave rich with
lead had been discovered near Shulls-
burgh, Lafayette County. 1t was believed
to contain Il fortune.
Bertha Diehl, young woman who had
been employed at Truaxs' restaurant in
Waukesha was killed the other day while
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depot by being struck on the head by
| stick of wood at the end of lariat attached
to a runaway horse.
Samuel West, of Sylvester, lost stall
lion valued at $4,000 few days ago. The
horse died from complication of rheuma-
tlsm and kidney disease. He was the
finest draft stallion in Green County.
John Gamble, of Hartland, Waukesha
County, tried to kill a rattlesnalxe few
days ago, and was in very critical con-
dtion, the reptile having bitten him in the
! hand
David Will, an aged and well-known
farmer living west of Beloit, shot himself
in the neck with a revolver the other
night He was discovered in the house
| lying on a lounge AMI it was supposed
that he shot himself with suicidal intent.
The cranberry worm is working in Wood
County, and has already done much dam
age.
At Abrams, Oconto County, W. w. Del
ano and wife disputed recently over land.
The wife threw carbolic acid in her hus-
bands face, and one eye was totally de-
stroyed and possibly both.
The extensive mercantile business
transacted by August Frilling, at Sheboy-
gan was brought to q close recently by
having his store locked up by the Bank OF
Sheboygan. The liabilities were supposed
to exceed $4,000. AS soon as settlement
| could be effected the store would be re-
opened. This was the first store closed by
the sheriff in SheboYgan within ten years.
The people of Marinette and Menominee
recently voted to bond eacl. of those cities
in the sum of $4,000 for the construction
of bridge across the Menominee river.
The prize for the beste at the recent
State funniest was awarded to Gustave
Kustermann, of Green Bay. His topic was:
1.-THE Evils of Immigration"
Net fishing on the Mississippi river in
the vicinity of La Ctosse will tie stopped
by State game wardens.
Dogs a few days ago killed a flock of
sheep, thirteen in number, owned by Fred
YonKer, OF Randolph, Dodge County.
Ed GOodland, of Appleton, shot and
killed Ell Gilhain, of Pelican, Forest
County, the other night. Parties present
said deceased came to Goodland's saloon
late in the evening and began to quarrel,
and the killing was in selt-defense
A Good Templars' Lodge has been organ
lied at Ashland with charter membership
of thirty eight.
Harrison Lowery has demonstrated that
peanuts will grow in Clark COuntya
A wealthy old farmer Of Hortonville,
Outagamie County, was recently tricked
out of 1914 on an order for a cornstalk-
binding device. Instead of signing for
one, as he supposed, ne ordered IA. Tho
lot was not worth more than two dollars.
The work on the State school buildings
at Sparta, Monroe County, is progressing
rapidly and satisfactorily Four build
ings are being constructed. The main chap
Ell will be completed November and the
buildings March l.
A lodge of B'nai Birth has been in
stituted at Ashland, with n. Nelson as
president.
The Governor will soon arrange for de
viding the $4,000 appropriated for the
fifteen men wounded and the families Of
the five men killed in the capitol disaster.
Major William Dawes, aged sixty years,
died at his residence in Milwaukee the
other morning of nervous disease, which
had slowly been breaking him down for a.
number of years. He leaves widow and
two sons. One of the sons has been Gov
ernor of Nevada.
Hiram Pauley, of Elmdale, Grant Coun-
ty, has rattlesnake that can be handled
with safety. 1t is brown with black
stripes, nearly four feet long, weighs two
pounds and two ounces, with seven rattles
and button ON it's tail. Pauley says that
he dug out its fangs with his pocket knife
while holding its head in his hand.
Gus Chaintron, Of West Bend, Washing
ton County, reports that the cranberry
marshes are looking extremely well and
that indications point to fine crop. Mr..
Chaintron is the only cranberry producer
who employs steam locomotives in travers-
ing his marshes.
7. w. Miller, treasurer of Green Lake
County, whipped hunting dog belonging
to Edward Pavitt, of Markesan, few
days ago, and then blackened one of Paw
tits eyes for Directing to the chastisement
of the animal Pavitt secured gun, shot
at Miller, and would have pursued the fly
ing treasurer if friends had not disarmed
| him.
Logs are so scarce at Wausau that sew
eral mills have been compelled to cease
operations
| Augustus Smith aged eighty-six years,